Shutter Life

Well, I have taken 10.576 pics in 3 months of my D80 ownership.
In a year, it would be over 50.000.
I read somewhere that shutter is somewhat guaranteed for about 50.000 shots.
My questions are,
What will happen if the shutter is already over 50k?
Will I be able to replace the shutter once it's dead?
Do you have any idea how much $ to replace the shutter?

These questions are for my curiosity sake. I can always replace the camera once isn't useable anymore. But I prefer to stick with my D80, I will not sell it as It already has too much memory and buy another Nikon for primary body.

Well, I have taken 10.576 pics in 3 months of my D80 ownership.
In a year, it would be over 50.000.
I read somewhere that shutter is somewhat guaranteed for about 50.000 shots.
My questions are,
What will happen if the shutter is already over 50k?
Will I be able to replace the shutter once it's dead?
Do you have any idea how much $ to replace the shutter?

These questions are for my curiosity sake. I can always replace the camera once isn't useable anymore. But I prefer to stick with my D80, I will not sell it as It already has too much memory and buy another Nikon for primary body.

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The shutter isn't guaranteed to any count. Once the camera is out of warranty that's it. They do test them to various actuations, the count depends on the body, 50k sounds about right for the D80.
The shutter can be replaced when/if it goes bad.
I seem to remember the shutter replacement is $300-$400.
Don't go by the tested numbers, your shutter maybe last 200k clicks, then again it may only last 30k. I wouldn't worry about it until it happens.

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